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Children with Medical Handicaps (CMH)

What is CMH?
CMH, the program for Children with Medical Handicaps, is a health care program in the Ohio Department of Health. CMH links families of children with special needs to a network of quality providers and helps families obtain payment for the services their child needs.

CMH supports the medical home for children with special health care needs. A medical home is a way to provide high quality health care that is:
  • Family-centered
  • Accessible
  • Continuous
  • Comprehensive
  • Coordinated
  • Compassionate
  • Culturally competent
Most importantly, a medical home is a partnership between the doctor and the child's family. CMH works with doctors and other health care providers to ensure that every child with a special health care need will have a medical home.
What are special health care needs?
Special health care needs may be caused by a condition a child is born with or develops later.

Which children are eligible for CMH?
Those who are:
  • Age 0-21
  • Permanent residents of Ohio
  • Under the care of a CMH-approved doctor (M.D. or D.O.) and who have or may have a chronic medical condition
* Financial eligibility is required for the Treatment Program only.

What conditions are eligible for CMH?
Some of the eligible conditions are:
  • AIDS
  • Cancer
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Cleft lip/palate
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Diabetes
  • Hearing loss
  • Hemophilia
  • Juvenile arthritis
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Scoliosis
  • Severe vision disorders
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Spina bifida​
Questions? Please contact:
(330) 343-5555 x190 x124
​
How is a child enrolled in the CMH program?
​

The child's CMH-approved doctor (M.D. or D.O.) sends a Medical Application Form to CMH. Public health nurses can start the application process by referring families to CMH-approved doctors. The parent or legal guardian (or client, if 18 years of age or older) must sign the release of information and consent on the application form before CMH can act on the application.

Resources:
Children with Medical Handicaps Programs
Children Yellow Pages
Family and Children First Council
Foundation for Autism
Infant Hearing Program
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  • COVID 19
    • COVID-19 Vaccine >
      • COVID-19 Vaccine Information
  • Environmental Health
    • Animal Bite Investigation >
      • Rabies Surveillance
    • Camps, RV, and Recreation Parks
    • Food Safety Program >
      • Food Service / Retail Food Establishment Complaint Form
    • Mosquito Control
    • Nuisances >
      • Mold
      • Bed Bugs
      • Ticks
    • Public Swimming Pools and Spas
    • Solid Waste Program
    • Tattoo and Body Piercing Program
    • Water Safety Program (Well and Septic) >
      • Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
  • Community Health Services
    • CMH-Children with Medical Hanidcaps
    • Communicable Disease Reporting >
      • TB Control Unit
    • Immunizations
    • Reproductive Health and Wellness
    • Rural Health Clinic >
      • Clinic Forms
  • Prevention Services
    • Car Seat Program
    • Cribs for Kids Program
    • Emergency Preparedness >
      • Medical Reserve Corp (MRC)
      • Preparedness Tips
    • Project DAWN >
      • Request A Naloxone Kit
    • Safe Beginnings
    • Safe Communities
    • Tobacco Use Prevention >
      • Ask, Advise, Refer
  • Vital Statistics
    • Birth & Death Certificates
  • Promotion and Community Relations
    • Press Releases
  • WIC (Women, Infant and Children)
  • Employment
  • About Us
    • District Advisory Council
    • Board of Health
    • Administration
    • Public Health Accreditation
    • Current Reports
    • Annual Reports 1940-Present
  • Contact Us
  • Employee Portal
    • Employee Information
    • Employee Directory
    • Personnel Policy Manual
    • Workforce Development >
      • New Employee Trainings
      • Annual Trainings
    • TCHD Position Descriptions
    • 2022 Department Benchmarks
    • Policies & Procedures
    • TCHD Forms >
      • Accounting & Billing Forms
      • Branding Documents
      • Department Wide Forms
      • Clinic Forms
      • Environmental Health Forms
    • Performance Measures
    • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) & Performance Management (PM)
    • After Action Reports
    • EH Records